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| Is Al Qaida Using Saudi Arabia For Shelter? |
| 2003-01-04 |
| Source: NBC Regarding the war on terrorism, NBC News has uncovered new information about a self-avowed partner. Are members of al-Qaeda using Saudi Arabia as a shelter? I think they are. What to you think? The desert border between Saudi Arabia and Yemen stretches for hundreds of miles. It is an area CIA drones prowl nearly round the clock for al-Qaeda. NBC News has learned for months that scores of al-Qaeda Operatives regularly go back and forth between the countries, sometimes in cars or SUVs, or sometimes sheltered by the region's tribes. At any one time, as many as 50 are in Saudi Arabia, a country which has pledged full cooperation in the war on terrorism. Oh, I am so surprised! "There are only two possible reasons. If there were substantial numbers of al-Qaeda inside Saudi Arabia, why the Saudis would not be dealing with them. Either they're unwilling to do so, or they're unable to do so," explained former CIA Chief James Woolsey. What a magnificent piece of analysis! You can drop all that quantitative analysis stuff, and all that games theory — this is what we need: direct, to the point, binary — yes or no, take your pick. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 Or they simply don't see it as a problem. Like our politicos slam illegal aliens and then can't seem to not hire Guatemalan cleaning maids for their DC condos. Supporting your local Islamic radical might be de rigeur in Riyadh. |
| Posted by: Tom Roberts 2003-01-04 21:17:54 |
| #1 But on the third hand... It could be both. The Saudis who would do so are unable to do so because of the other faction, who are unwilling (I'd guess those are actively, if quietly, backing aQ). |
| Posted by: Kathy K 2003-01-04 17:51:05 |